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Nearly 500 species of our favorite plants are threatened with extinction. Twenty seven species are listed as “critically endangered”. In this program Bill Thornton looks at some of the leading threats to all cacti, with special attention to three endangered Arizona species, what has been and is being done, and with examples from some of the world’s most endangered plants and what needs to be done to save them. Are we up to the task? Newsletter of the Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society May 2018 NORTH Broadway Blvd. Wilmot Road Craycroft Road PARK PLACE MALL East 18th Street East 14th Street TCSS Monthly Meeting Location Sky Islands Public High School • 6000 E. 14th St. S. Del Valle Ave. Entrance Drive Parking E. Park Place Drive This map is for location only. It is not to scale. May Meeting Refreshments Those with family names beginning with H - M, please bring your choice of refreshments to the meeting. Your generous sharing will be greatly appreciated and enjoyed! Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 7:00pm Our Vanishing Cacti Presented by Bill Thornton Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 7:00pm Sowing Cacti:where Art and Science meet Presented by Michiel Pillet Education David Bishop & Charla Dain Unrestricted William Peachy Frank Sagona & Family Acknowledgement of Contributions The names below represent the Tucson Cactus & Succulent Society members and friends whose donations helped make this year a success. We extend our sincere thanks for your support. Bill is a second generation native Arizonan, lifelong desert plant lover, long time TCSS member and frequent cactus rescuer. He also serves on the boards of the Arizona Heritage Alliance and Friends of Ironwood Forest. Please come and enjoy an evening with Bill. Have some excellent refreshments, win some wonderful plants and take home a free plant provided by TCSS. It is an opportunity to learn a few things, gather some plants and enjoy a great program.
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Nearly 500 species of our favorite plants are threatened with extinction. Twenty seven species are listed as “critically endangered”.
In this program Bill Thornton looks at some of the leading threats to all cacti, with special attention to three endangered Arizona species, what has been and is being done, and with examples from some of the world’s most endangered plants and what needs to be done to save them. Are we up to the task?
Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 7:00pm“Our Vanishing Cacti” Presented by Bill Thornton
Tuesday May 8, 2018 at 7:00 pmBoard meeting, Ward 6 City Council offi ce at 3202 E First St. Tucson, AZ
May 2018
Newsletter of the Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society May 2018
TCSS BOARDOffi cers
President: Richard Wiedhopf • [email protected] President: Vonn Watkins • [email protected]
Secretary: Susan [email protected]
Treasurer: Linda [email protected]
Board of Directors:[email protected]
(terms expire December 31 of year indicated)Steve Chesser (2020)
Donna Ellis (2020)Bill Salisbury (2020)
Kris Thompson (2020)Teresa Curtis (2019)Peter Ertman (2019)Don Morehart (2019)
Thomas Staudt (2019) Keimpe Bronkhorst (2018)
John Durham (2018)Linda Heisley (2018)Dale Johnson (2018)
CSSA Affi liate Rep:Bill Holcombe (2019)
Cactus Rescue: Donna [email protected]
Education: Caryl Jones • [email protected] Plants: Donna Ellis • [email protected]: Margaret Pope • [email protected]: Joie Giunta • [email protected]
Prickly Park: Linda Heisley • [email protected]: Vonn Watkins • [email protected]
Refreshments: Patsy Frannea • [email protected]: [email protected]
Research: Doug Rowsell • [email protected] Tours: Bill Salisbury • [email protected]
Field Trips/tours Rob Romero/Joie Guinta [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Karen Keller • [email protected]
Deadline for newsletter text or photos:Thursday, May 24, 2018
TCSS Web Page:www.tucsoncactus.org
Webmaster: Keimpe Bronkhorst • [email protected] additional information call: (520) 256-2447
Everyone is Welcome!Bring your friends, join in the fun and meet
the cactus and succulent community.
Please see our Website Calendar for the nextrescued cactus sale. They are scheduled at various
times during the year based on our inventory.
TCSS Club Members receive a 10% discount
We need your “Eyes and Ears” to help us fi nd new Cactus Rescue sites. Please email us as much information as you can from new project signs or from other sources to [email protected]. Attach a photo of the sign if you can. Note, we do not remove plants from residences.
NORTH
Broadway Blvd.
Wilm
ot R
oa
d
Cra
ycro
ft Ro
ad
PARK PLACE MALL
East 18th Street
East 14th Street
TCSS Monthly Meeting Location
Sky Islands Public High School • 6000 E. 14th St.
S. D
el V
alle
Ave
.
Entrance Drive
Parking
E. Park Place Drive
This map is for location only. It is not to scale.
May MeetingRefreshments
Those with family names beginning withH - M, please bring your choice of refreshments to the
meeting. Your generous sharing will be greatly appreciated and enjoyed!
Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 7:00pm
Our Vanishing CactiPresented by Bill Thornton
Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 7:00pmSowing Cacti:where Art and Science meet
Presented by Michiel Pillet
EducationDavid Bishop & Charla Dain
UnrestrictedWilliam Peachy
Frank Sagona & Family
Acknowledgement of ContributionsThe names below represent the Tucson Cactus & Succulent
Society members and friends whose donations helped make this year a success. We extend our sincere
thanks for your support.
Trichocereaus fl ower beginning to bloomopenPhoto by Karen Keller
Bill is a second generation native Arizonan, lifelong desert plant lover, long time TCSS member and frequent cactus rescuer. He also serves on the boards of the Arizona Heritage Alliance and Friends of Ironwood Forest.
Please come and enjoy an evening with Bill. Have some excellent refreshments, win some wonderful plants and take home a free plant provided by TCSS. It is an opportunity to learn a few things, gather some plants and enjoy a great program.
President’s MessageAn amazing event happened last weekend, over 200 cactus and succulent enthusiasts gathered to celebrate our hobby and the spectacular Sonoran Desert we cherish.
This was a big event that included the conference portion (speakers, workshops and meals) and a public
event which included plant, pottery, art and book sales plus a show and silent auction. More than 30 vendors participated.
This is no small task and was only possible because of great volunteers. I especially want to thank Doug Rowsell, our
operation manager, for all the logistics involved in the set-up of all the facilities used. Vonn Watkins, vice-president who put together an incredible group of speakers and workshop presenters. Dale Johnson coordinated all the vendors for plant, pottery and art sales. Donna and Robert Ellis handled the rescue plant sales and coordinator great volunteers to support all the activities involved. Kris Thompson arranged all the radio, newspaper and other publicity which made this a huge success.
There are so many other that gave huge amount of time and energy to make this a success. They are so important to this society and I say to them, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU ALL!
Thank you for your support.
Dick Wiedhopf, President
As noted in last month’s “Desert Breeze”, over the next several months we’ll be looking at some of the botanical illustrations prepared for the upcoming book, “Legumes of Arizona: An Illustrated Flora and Reference”. This month’s illustration is Clitoria mariana, the butterfl y pea, by John Gerdes.
There are some 60 species in the genus Clitoria occurring in temperate and tropical regions throughout the world. Habits range from trees and shrubs to low twining vines, such as Clitoria mariana, which occurs in much of the United States, including southern Arizona.
The most striking feature of Clitoria mariana is its large two-inch papilionaceous (butterfl y-like) fl owers. John’s pen and ink drawing clearly presents the large butterfl y-shaped petal, or banner. Shown alongside John’s drawing is a watercolor by Mary Vaux Walcott, painted in 1934, which shows the lavender and violet corolla and the reddish markings on the banner.
So, about the origin of the plant’s name—yes, it’s what you might imagine when looking at the fl owers. The name likely was a result of the doctrine of signatures, an centuries-old practice among herbalists and apothecaries of using plants that resembled human body parts to treat ailments affl icting that part of the body. Thus, plants in the genus Clitoria (from the Greek “kleitoris”) were used as an aphrodisiac and to treat infertility and venereal disease. Naming a plant after a resemblance to female anatomy hasn’t been without controversy. Years after Linnaeus named four species of Clitoria, in 1753, several nineteenth-century botanists criticized the comparison of a fl ower’s appearance to human genitalia, and all proposed alternative names. Nonetheless, the genus has remained Clitoria.
John Gerdes contributed several botanical illustrations for the Legumes of Arizona project. John, who passed away in 2014, was a self-taught artist whose subjects consist primarily of Arizona plants, animals, and landscapes. One of his paintings was accepted into the Top 200 of the Arts for the Parks Competition displayed in Jackson, Wyoming. Among other awards, he twice won fi rst place in the North American Butterfl y Association art competition. John was a member of the Southern Arizona Arts Guild and the Arizona Native Plant Society.
John’s drawing of Clitoria mariana, along with Walcott’s watercolor, can be viewed in greater detail on the Florilegium Program’s website. A selection of his other drawings for “Legumes of Arizona” can be seen in the Sonoran Desert Florilegium section of our website, and biographical information about Mary Vaux Walcott and a gallery of her paintings are also on the site. Links can be found on our home page (www.art-botanical.org).
FROM THE FLORILEGIUM
Butterfly Pea, Clitoria mariana, Mary Vaux Walcott, 1934From the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
DID YOU KNOW?There are many tantalizing mysteries in the park: What critter dug the curious hole in the dirt mound?.... How can the javelinas be prevented from munching on the plants?.... Who pots the hundreds of rescue plants at the Pima County Nursery? Well, I was able to solve the
last mystery: Andrew Hatch !
Eight months ago Andrew became the propagator at the Pima County Native Plant Nursery. He is using his degree from the University of Arizona’s College of Agriculture in sustainable plant systems. A Tucson native, he became a “plant person” while in college. He took a horticulture class and worked under Dr. Tanya Quist at the University of Arizona Arboretum. At the nursery he investigates diff erent methods of seed treatments such as soaking, chipping and stratifying to determine how they grow.
Andrew is responsible for putting the rescue plants in pots and he had 900 creosotes salvaged at the time of this interview! Andrew shared that the biggest challenge at the nursery is “not enough hours in the day.”
In addition to being the Volunteer Coordinator for the Pima County Native Plant Nursery, Andrew is also a comedian, actor, and musician. While he was in college, he saw improvisational theater and for the last ten years has taught “improv” classes and coached teams. He is the “lead detective” for Tucson’s branch of The Dinner Detective... the largest interactive mystery dinner theater organization in the United States. (www.thedinnerdetective.com)
Andrew is also no stranger to TCSS. His mother belonged and he would attend events with his family. He shared that he loved the science presentations as well as the fl ower ones.” It was a pleasure to “investigate” Andrew and his connection to the
Native Plant Nursery. He is indeed a gifted young man and a valuable asset for plant preservation! ----Cari Wright
FROM THE PARK: WHAT’S NEWAs is often said “A picture is worth a thousand words.” The following pictures show the outstanding progress in the park ! A heartfelt THANK YOU to each of you volunteers who make this possible!
Clitoria mariana, Butterfly pea, © John Gerdes
President’s MessageAn amazing event happened last weekend, over 200 cactus and succulent enthusiasts gathered to celebrate our hobby and the spectacular Sonoran Desert we cherish.
This was a big event that included the conference portion (speakers, workshops and meals) and a public
event which included plant, pottery, art and book sales plus a show and silent auction. More than 30 vendors participated.
This is no small task and was only possible because of great volunteers. I especially want to thank Doug Rowsell, our
operation manager, for all the logistics involved in the set-up of all the facilities used. Vonn Watkins, vice-president who put together an incredible group of speakers and workshop presenters. Dale Johnson coordinated all the vendors for plant, pottery and art sales. Donna and Robert Ellis handled the rescue plant sales and coordinator great volunteers to support all the activities involved. Kris Thompson arranged all the radio, newspaper and other publicity which made this a huge success.
There are so many other that gave huge amount of time and energy to make this a success. They are so important to this society and I say to them, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU ALL!
Thank you for your support.
Dick Wiedhopf, President
As noted in last month’s “Desert Breeze”, over the next several months we’ll be looking at some of the botanical illustrations prepared for the upcoming book, “Legumes of Arizona: An Illustrated Flora and Reference”. This month’s illustration is Clitoria mariana, the butterfl y pea, by John Gerdes.
There are some 60 species in the genus Clitoria occurring in temperate and tropical regions throughout the world. Habits range from trees and shrubs to low twining vines, such as Clitoria mariana, which occurs in much of the United States, including southern Arizona.
The most striking feature of Clitoria mariana is its large two-inch papilionaceous (butterfl y-like) fl owers. John’s pen and ink drawing clearly presents the large butterfl y-shaped petal, or banner. Shown alongside John’s drawing is a watercolor by Mary Vaux Walcott, painted in 1934, which shows the lavender and violet corolla and the reddish markings on the banner.
So, about the origin of the plant’s name—yes, it’s what you might imagine when looking at the fl owers. The name likely was a result of the doctrine of signatures, an centuries-old practice among herbalists and apothecaries of using plants that resembled human body parts to treat ailments affl icting that part of the body. Thus, plants in the genus Clitoria (from the Greek “kleitoris”) were used as an aphrodisiac and to treat infertility and venereal disease. Naming a plant after a resemblance to female anatomy hasn’t been without controversy. Years after Linnaeus named four species of Clitoria, in 1753, several nineteenth-century botanists criticized the comparison of a fl ower’s appearance to human genitalia, and all proposed alternative names. Nonetheless, the genus has remained Clitoria.
John Gerdes contributed several botanical illustrations for the Legumes of Arizona project. John, who passed away in 2014, was a self-taught artist whose subjects consist primarily of Arizona plants, animals, and landscapes. One of his paintings was accepted into the Top 200 of the Arts for the Parks Competition displayed in Jackson, Wyoming. Among other awards, he twice won fi rst place in the North American Butterfl y Association art competition. John was a member of the Southern Arizona Arts Guild and the Arizona Native Plant Society.
John’s drawing of Clitoria mariana, along with Walcott’s watercolor, can be viewed in greater detail on the Florilegium Program’s website. A selection of his other drawings for “Legumes of Arizona” can be seen in the Sonoran Desert Florilegium section of our website, and biographical information about Mary Vaux Walcott and a gallery of her paintings are also on the site. Links can be found on our home page (www.art-botanical.org).
FROM THE FLORILEGIUM
Butterfly Pea, Clitoria mariana, Mary Vaux Walcott, 1934From the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
DID YOU KNOW?There are many tantalizing mysteries in the park: What critter dug the curious hole in the dirt mound?.... How can the javelinas be prevented from munching on the plants?.... Who pots the hundreds of rescue plants at the Pima County Nursery? Well, I was able to solve the
last mystery: Andrew Hatch !
Eight months ago Andrew became the propagator at the Pima County Native Plant Nursery. He is using his degree from the University of Arizona’s College of Agriculture in sustainable plant systems. A Tucson native, he became a “plant person” while in college. He took a horticulture class and worked under Dr. Tanya Quist at the University of Arizona Arboretum. At the nursery he investigates diff erent methods of seed treatments such as soaking, chipping and stratifying to determine how they grow.
Andrew is responsible for putting the rescue plants in pots and he had 900 creosotes salvaged at the time of this interview! Andrew shared that the biggest challenge at the nursery is “not enough hours in the day.”
In addition to being the Volunteer Coordinator for the Pima County Native Plant Nursery, Andrew is also a comedian, actor, and musician. While he was in college, he saw improvisational theater and for the last ten years has taught “improv” classes and coached teams. He is the “lead detective” for Tucson’s branch of The Dinner Detective... the largest interactive mystery dinner theater organization in the United States. (www.thedinnerdetective.com)
Andrew is also no stranger to TCSS. His mother belonged and he would attend events with his family. He shared that he loved the science presentations as well as the fl ower ones.” It was a pleasure to “investigate” Andrew and his connection to the
Native Plant Nursery. He is indeed a gifted young man and a valuable asset for plant preservation! ----Cari Wright
FROM THE PARK: WHAT’S NEWAs is often said “A picture is worth a thousand words.” The following pictures show the outstanding progress in the park ! A heartfelt THANK YOU to each of you volunteers who make this possible!
Clitoria mariana, Butterfly pea, © John Gerdes
Nearly 500 species of our favorite plants are threatened with extinction. Twenty seven species are listed as “critically endangered”.
In this program Bill Thornton looks at some of the leading threats to all cacti, with special attention to three endangered Arizona species, what has been and is being done, and with examples from some of the world’s most endangered plants and what needs to be done to save them. Are we up to the task?
Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 7:00pm“Our Vanishing Cacti” Presented by Bill Thornton
Tuesday May 8, 2018 at 7:00 pmBoard meeting, Ward 6 City Council offi ce at 3202 E First St. Tucson, AZ
May 2018
Newsletter of the Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society May 2018
TCSS BOARDOffi cers
President: Richard Wiedhopf • [email protected] President: Vonn Watkins • [email protected]
Secretary: Susan [email protected]
Treasurer: Linda [email protected]
Board of Directors:[email protected]
(terms expire December 31 of year indicated)Steve Chesser (2020)
Donna Ellis (2020)Bill Salisbury (2020)
Kris Thompson (2020)Teresa Curtis (2019)Peter Ertman (2019)Don Morehart (2019)
Thomas Staudt (2019) Keimpe Bronkhorst (2018)
John Durham (2018)Linda Heisley (2018)Dale Johnson (2018)
CSSA Affi liate Rep:Bill Holcombe (2019)
Cactus Rescue: Donna [email protected]
Education: Caryl Jones • [email protected] Plants: Donna Ellis • [email protected]: Margaret Pope • [email protected]: Joie Giunta • [email protected]
Prickly Park: Linda Heisley • [email protected]: Vonn Watkins • [email protected]
Refreshments: Patsy Frannea • [email protected]: [email protected]
Research: Doug Rowsell • [email protected] Tours: Bill Salisbury • [email protected]
Field Trips/tours Rob Romero/Joie Guinta [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Karen Keller • [email protected]
Deadline for newsletter text or photos:Thursday, May 24, 2018
TCSS Web Page:www.tucsoncactus.org
Webmaster: Keimpe Bronkhorst • [email protected] additional information call: (520) 256-2447
Everyone is Welcome!Bring your friends, join in the fun and meet
the cactus and succulent community.
Please see our Website Calendar for the nextrescued cactus sale. They are scheduled at various
times during the year based on our inventory.
TCSS Club Members receive a 10% discount
We need your “Eyes and Ears” to help us fi nd new Cactus Rescue sites. Please email us as much information as you can from new project signs or from other sources to [email protected]. Attach a photo of the sign if you can. Note, we do not remove plants from residences.
NORTH
Broadway Blvd.
Wilm
ot R
oa
d
Cra
ycro
ft Ro
ad
PARK PLACE MALL
East 18th Street
East 14th Street
TCSS Monthly Meeting Location
Sky Islands Public High School • 6000 E. 14th St.
S. D
el V
alle
Ave
.
Entrance Drive
Parking
E. Park Place Drive
This map is for location only. It is not to scale.
May MeetingRefreshments
Those with family names beginning withH - M, please bring your choice of refreshments to the
meeting. Your generous sharing will be greatly appreciated and enjoyed!
Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 7:00pm
Our Vanishing CactiPresented by Bill Thornton
Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 7:00pmSowing Cacti:where Art and Science meet
Presented by Michiel Pillet
EducationDavid Bishop & Charla Dain
UnrestrictedWilliam Peachy
Frank Sagona & Family
Acknowledgement of ContributionsThe names below represent the Tucson Cactus & Succulent
Society members and friends whose donations helped make this year a success. We extend our sincere
thanks for your support.
Trichocereaus fl ower beginning to bloomopenPhoto by Karen Keller
Bill is a second generation native Arizonan, lifelong desert plant lover, long time TCSS member and frequent cactus rescuer. He also serves on the boards of the Arizona Heritage Alliance and Friends of Ironwood Forest.
Please come and enjoy an evening with Bill. Have some excellent refreshments, win some wonderful plants and take home a free plant provided by TCSS. It is an opportunity to learn a few things, gather some plants and enjoy a great program.
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